With the Olympics just days away it seems the athletic spirit has made the short journey from Stratford to Westminster, with Ed Miliband pictured being put through his paces by a personal trainer.

The Labour leader was snapped sweating in the heat near his North London home as temperatures soared in the capital.

According to the Daily Mail, Miliband has hired a personal trainer for sessions three times a week. And of course it would be remiss of us not to point out that he is not the only politician to have been photographed while running.

It could also have been worse, at least he was not wearing pink and black shorts with a dragon emblazoned on the front.

HuffPost applauds their efforts to remain fit, although Usain Bolt probably does not have to be overly concerned.

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Boris, out for a run in London while awaiting the results of the first London Mayoral election.